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lies with its mother, the moment the child sees the mother it smiles and
stops crying! Wouldn’t that be
wonderful if we all stopped cribbing

and complaining if we felt the same
happiness, when we grow up! As we

grow older the essence of happiness
differs. Man is always in the pursuit
of happiness but never finds it in his

lifetime. I think this is because he is
always running after it, the running is so fast that he doesn’t realize it

when it’s near him or with him. As the child grows he finds happiness in
small things like new toys, new dress, sweets etc. When they grow still
further they try to find happiness in their friends. When they are big

enough they try to find happiness in other people by falling in love. Many
people find happiness in making money, so they are always on the run,
in search of big careers and thus minting money. Finally, when they make

enough money and when they are about to enjoy this money, they realize
that it’s about time to spend the money in hospitals. Finally that’s where
we all end up! Do you think this is how it should be? I think given any

situation or circumstances people can be happy. Happiness lies within. I
would like to cite a few examples here: As we go for a walk in the morning,

if we come across a hungry animal like a cat or a puppy, we can be happy
just by giving it a little milk or water. Later during the day as we enter
the world of stress we can be happy by the fact that we fed a little animal

today, if that thought can make us smile and feel proud, I feel that is true
happiness. Many a times we see elderly people playing together with

children, the happiness that we see on their faces are so genuine, that we
too smile at the sight; sometimes we just brush it off thinking that they
are crazy! Have you ever thought about that moment? That small game

that they are playing together takes that grandpa out for a temporary
period from this stressful world, and makes him also a child for a short

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